Revelation 3:11
"Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."
Ask yourself, what is it that you have? Think about this. It's not referring to the worldly possessions we have in this physical world, but something more eternal.
What we have as true believers of the gospel is our faith, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the revelation of the mysteries of God, the understanding of the beginning of time, the middle of time, and the end of time, we have the sure hope of the kingdom of God and Christ, we have the confidence that comes with faith, the power to overcome adversity, the ability to love when everything says love is dead, we have the gift of laughter and joy in the midst of pain, because we know him who said, "I will rise you up again, thou you fall seven times." God has given us a tongue for our reward, which none of our enemies can defeat. He has given us His word, which the world cannot overthrow; it rises in each and every generation of the believers to condemn the wicked and justify the just. We have the truth of who we are: the Children of Israel, the Children of God. We have each others, even when we are far apart- our spirits is present, so that not even death can not separate us from the love we have for each others. We have the messages of our teachers and prophets given to us by God written in the text of the holy scriptures- that says to us, " I have endeavored, with all diligence, that after I am gone, you may have this message with you always( 2 Peter1:15)." And again, " lo, I am with you till the end of the World(Matt.28:20)." We who have believe God, hold unto what we have in God and put no confidence in the flesh or this world, which is rapidly vanishing away.
And though some men may try to prevent us form entering into the blessed hope of God in Christ by lies, twisted truth, and the seductions of this worldly realm, we refuse to be drawn away from the love of Christ and God. As Satan attempted to draw Christ away ( Matt. 4:1-10) from God by lies and seduction, so his angels try the same with us daily. But, we like Christ withstand them with the word and the power of God's Holy Spirit. We know the voice of our shepherd and we follow Him, other voices we will not follow.
We are waiting for the promise of the end. We are waiting for the prophecy of the rise of the tribes of Jacob and the gathering of the people from among the nations that belong to God. We are waiting for the message of the final gospel to be sounded around the globe by the last prophets, the 144,000 of the 12 tribes of Israel. Because we know that to them was give the final message by Christ ( Rev. 14:1-13). This is what God has given to us. And this is our crown, and we will not let any man take it from us.
Shalam,
Zarach
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